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I’m so glad they’re playing on Friday so I can be depressed and pissed off all weekend!

-lmao, you giving grief to someone on starting threads

Yeah, I feel so bad for them….

I told my wife I’m only having 1 child. Kids are not worth missing games for

Unfortunately, the A10 refs pretty much HAVE to be there.

Rjuran you can't simply leave you must defend your honor by Native American Leg Wrestling your offenders in the parking lot of the Knights Inn in Salina KS. Bring yer paystubs.

OP gave up any leverage of recouping their $ by exposing his/her lack of leverage. Obviously didn't read "The Art of the Deal" or attend the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.

It's been a long time since Spiccoli had a pizza delivered to Mr. Hand's history class, proving again Spiccoli was ahead of his time.

This is insane lmao

Going to be really hard for them to to 18-0 in conference this year.

Davidson always gives SLU trouble. A player like Huffman suddenly rises and becomes a star against SLU, that along with "Southern hospitality." SLU has never won there. I am expecting a very tough game, would be very happy to get out of there with a W.

So that’s why my dad was trying to carry me in when I was 16.

Perhaps because Jimmer didn't look to move from Team Blue to Team Orange in the offseason?

This gets referenced quite a bit on the board and usually portrayed as a complete failure. No NCAA Tourney runs to his credit, so I think that's a fair criticism, but I think his tenure should be looked at in the context of OSU bball history. Ford made the Tourney 5 times in 8 seasons. In the 10 seasons sandwiched around the Ford era, the 3 preceding him and the last 7 seasons following him, OSU has only made the Tourney twice in those 10 seasons. Eddie Sutton had a great run, and he's considered one of the all-time greats, but prior to that, you'd have to go back to Hank Iba in the 1950s during the stone ages of college hoops to see any notable success. In the thirty years prior to Eddie Sutton's arrival (1960-1990), OSU only made the tournament TWICE. That level of futility surprised me. Yes OSU is in a P5 conference, but I don't think it's that great of a job compared to its peers. The state of Oklahoma does not produce a ton of great bball talent and even then, they are in the shadow of OU. Also, they are over-shadowed by Kansas to the East, and to the South, there are a number of strong programs in the state of Texas they have to compete with. So I don't think we should take it as gospel when OSU fans cast the Ford era is a complete failure (delusional fans from a state school, imagine that). That program is not all that and I think some context matters when evaluating Ford's tenure at OSU. He is clearly the second most successful coach that program has had in the last 50 plus seasons.

General Outlook Nice win at LaS....but because we did what we were supposed to do (within 3 pts) against a so-so team...we don't gain any ground in the numbers. We will be favored in the next 4 games with this game being the toughest of the next 4. We will be able to make up some ground in these games particularly if we exceed the spread ...and some extra ground if we exceed the spread by 10. Looking forward, the games will be come more difficult not just because of better competition or rivalries or jockeying for position in the A-10 tourney...it will happen because we are in 1st (or the top 4)...teams will be gunning for us. Hopefully that will raise our level of play too. Game Outlook I am sure some on the Board will be surprised by the 2 pt spread thinking that Dav is a below 500 team. But Dav is a B- team (we remain at B+) and they are difficult to beat at home. Let's confuse things a bit more. When I asked the computer ...How good is Davidson? The answer is... better than UMass but worse than GM. What does that mean for the Bills...They are not a team to be taking lightly. They will try to slow the game down...They think the lower the score the better chance they will have to win...They have not scored more than 65 pts in the last 4 games...by design. They have lost 3 of those 4 games but they were all close. We can shake them up with some fast breaks. We are the better team...we will need to bring our A game like we have the last few games. If we play at the level we have been, we will win this game......easily. Report Card.... 3 categories up ...2 down. Another clean Card (no Ds or Fs)...as long as we have a "clean Card " we will be favored in most of the rest of the games. While opponent PPG has improved, it is still the weakest part of the Card. I think this is the most important stat on the sheet for the rest of the season. Further, if we can raise that grade from C- to C ...I would then say not only will we be favored for most of the rest of the games BUT we would actually win most of the rest of the games. What would it take to get to C....giving up less than 70 pts a game. We have to play with a purpose...not just trying to outscore them or keep them from getting open shots...We need the discipline to hold them under 70...What I mean by that is ...if we are leading with just a few min left in the game by say 85 -68...instead of trying to get to 90 or stalling the game out...we need to keep them from getting 70...the mind set / discipline /focus to always be playing defense with a specific number in mind. Let's look at the report card... ...................SLU......................Dav........................SLU.............................Dav .................................OFF..........................................................DEF............. PPG...............B+.....................C-............................C-..................................C+ FG%...............B.......................C..............................A-..................................C 3P%...............C+.....................D-............................C+.................................B FT%...............B-......................B.................................................................. Reb...............A+..10th ITN......D-............................C....................................D- OFF Rebs = total rebs...DEF Rebs = opp reb UP...............Off....Reb.....3P%....Def.....3P% Down.........Off.......FT%...Rebs....Def....Reb Top 100 In The Nation SLU Assts...Collins... 1st...unch......50th all time D1 list Assts/TO ratio...Collins...29th...up Reb...Okoro...49th...up Blks...Okoro ...59th...up Off Reb...Okoro...22th ...up Dou Dou...Collins...37th...up Dav FT%...Loyer...46th...Skogman...68th Assts...Loyer...68th Injury /Illness report and misc The Bills....1/21...Thames....Questionable...undisclosed......unspecified issue makes it uncertain if he will be able to play on Fri Dav...none Keys to the game....Rebound....Dav is not a good reb team ....try to get the fast break going...this will not only get us some points but shake their rhythm up. Mennega is their main man...he can shoot from anywhere and will if you let him. Outside of him, Loyer is their go to guard. They have 2 other guards if Loyer can't shoot....Watson and Huffman who can do some damage. WWN2D2W...Make the slash...46/35/75...Hold their top 3 scorers (Mennega and 2 of their top 3 guards) to a combined 34pts which should allow us to keep them under 70 pts....Match them on TOs...Beat them on the boards by double digits....score at least 8 fast break pts....Don't give them free pts by fouling Loyer or Skogman. Bottom line....Play the 1st minute like the last minute in a tied game. Keep the momentum going and roll over the Cats.

Or both a toxic environment and way too many divas…

Everybody reacts to the same illness differently. Some people retain strength and rebound quickly, while others can be knocked down for some time and recover more slowly. (Removes Old Guy hat.)

Supposedly, multiple players filed official complaints against multiple staff members. Don't know if Stewart and McBride had complaints filed against them. Berhalter wasn't the only one, but supposedly Reyna wasn't the only person that filed against Berhalter. Verbal and mental abuse was what I heard the complaints were about. Don't know if there is anything to it or if it is what happens at youth soccer programs across the country when things don't go the way some people want just happening with the national team. Could be a toxic environment or it could just be the program having way too many divas. Either one isn't exactly great.

At first I thought this was in reference to my handle but then I quickly realized you were simply acknowledging my dangerously high level of potency. Some have said the most potent in all of the Mississippi River basin.

This isn’t Billikensmen’sbasketball.com

Some nights I’d rather have 3 random Uber Eats drivers on the court instead of the current refs….

I haven't watched the game yet, but I know they really like Vasquez in Cincinnati. Cowell has been "up next" for the last couple years. Already has 81 apps for SJ before turning 20 AND he doesn't turn 20 until the end of the regular season

Suggest you start this thread on the USMNT Web Page or elsewhere.

Stating the obvious here, These next two games are so important for the billikens to get back into the national bubble conversation. NEED to be at 16-6 and 8-1 going into the game against VCU. That will escalate that Friday night matchup to the national radar. Winning national radar games is what puts you into the bubble. One big win can do more than you think for getting you into the conversation.

You mean I can’t leave a ticket for the Uber Eats guy and have my yummies delivered to my seat in the upper bowl? Man, what a crap policy.

C’mon, the guy made a pricey mistake and tried to recoup some of it but he could hardly be expected know the board’s “policy” about giving away tickets. Or that there even IS a policy. ETA the Jordair Jett thing is a bit of a puzzle. Is that a default setting perhaps?

Week layoff + belk + nationality televised game = I’m nervous

What if Ford came out full court press, run and jump defense. I'd like to see it. I think it would work.

This game scares me. I've watched a couple of Davidson games. If you let them shoot open 3s they drill them, and we often give up open 3s. We need to play high energy D from the start and not give up open looks from the parameter. Not lose track of there shooters. We don't want to let an otherwise poor 3 point shooting team start feeling it, and turn them into a good 3 point shooting team.

Davidsons report card sucks. I get it we don’t play well at Belk, but we should win. Pickett is the x-factor in this one for me. In order to win on the boards by 10+ we need good Pickett attacking the glass and being aggressive

2nd half of the season has shown the Lisa Stone holdouts are shouldering the bulk of the offense and defense.

That should certainly help our family-oriented MBM’s.

If you call the ticket office they will put together a package for you.

This is funny to me because a few weeks ago someone posted the exact opposite.(I forget who it was and what they said exactly) They were wondering why Jimerson gets a free pass and nobody ever calls him out. So in less than a month we have one poster saying Jimerson isn’t getting enough criticism and another saying the criticism he is getting isn’t fair. Call me crazy but if one person is saying it’s to much and another is saying it’s not enough it’s probably just about right.

This is how I imagine The Wiz communicating with his Daisy 9000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzIQUDQO-ag

-below is from The Wiz prior to last season's game at David on Feb 19 where they beat us 79-58 by shooting 58% from 3 and out rebounding us by 5, Lee had 29pts again, this is from LAST SEASON Let's look at the report card and see what we are dealing with. ...................SLU.....................Dav..........................SLU.........................Dav .................................OFF..........................................................DEF............. PPG...............A.......................B+.............................C+............................B- FG%...............B+.....................A+ 13th ITN............B...............................C+ 3P%..............B+......................A+ 16th ITN............B+.............................D+ FT%...............A+ 19th ITN......A+ 16th ITN.............................................. Reb...............A.........................D..............................A-.............................A- -just to point out their drop in 3pt shooting from A+ to this season's D- -btw, last season The Wiz had us by 1

Apparently you’ve read me saying there are things Ford should be held accountable but also these 2 players have performed below expectations to me saying Ford is absolved of any blame and the entire poor results lie on the shoulders of Jimerson and Okoro. That’s not what I said, nor is it what I meant. This crap happens all the time on this board. Someone could say it’s raining outside and someone else would contradict them by claiming that that they’re wrong no annual rainfall records have been broken. Simply answer this question. Have Gibson Jimerson and Frances Okoro performed up to your expectations this year? That’s it. That was my entire post. I even said there are things Ford should be held accountable for. I didn’t say anyone else was or wasn’t accountable.

The NET system automatically moves you up 10 pots if you beat SIUE.

Regarding coaching, we need to be thinking about it with the new NIL reality in mind. Take the $2.5mil we are paying Ford and hire a new coach for $1mil, then use the other $1.5mil to pay players. Hell Ford can stay if he’s ok with the new salary. Pay the coach bonuses based on tourney appearances/performance.

I really doubt Moser is on any kind of hot seat at this point. That isn't how Castiglione has ever operated. The Big 12 is just brutal this season.

Good then they don’t have an excuses when we beat them.

Got one just a little younger. Week day games are extremely difficult. I have 3 viable options. 1. Find a sitter 2. leave the wife at home 3. watch on TV 1. Can be hard to do on a Wednesday. 2. The wife would never tell me not to go to a game but that’s something I don’t want to take advantage of. 3. Sometimes it’s just easier especially when the alarm goes off at 5 AM. Plus when I skip a game to “help put the baby to sleep” the wife is EXTRA happy with me!

I walked up to 05 at a game a few years back and said "I'm Billiken Rich." It took him a second to figure out: "from Billikens.com." As I reflect back I should've added that to start with.

No judgement from me, but I can't fathom *choosing* to not attend a home game.

I see Oklahoma lost big time last night at TCU yesterday. They are 11-9 and 2-6 in league play. Porter Moser is someone I know many Billiken fans would accept as HC at SLU in a heartbeat. He won't last long as OU HC if the Sooners continue to stumble.

I have 3 kids, 12, 9 and 5 and sit in 108. We try to make it to every game we can as a family and if not I will take 1 of my boys and some of their friends. If I can't use them I usually donate them to my kids school or try to give them away. 108 is more than I would like to spend given our schedule but have been there since the Fetz opened and now can't leave. The one disclaimer is that I was given a fairly good scholarship so I tell my wife this is how I can pay some back.